Coimbatore CoP helps 32 children with financial aid

By Gopal Ethiraj
COIMBATORE, 17 July (asiantribune.com): To foster good police-public relationship, the Coimbatore City Police hit on a drive to sponsor education of poor children.
Roping in the charitable trusts into the scheme, the 15 police stations in the city extended financial aid to two children each to carry on with their education.
P. Sivanandi, Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore City, launching his pet scheme yesterday, said “An educated society can only ensure a crime-free atmosphere.” He distributed financial aid of Rs. 2.06 lakh collected so far.
People need not look at police with fear, he said adding that this exercise was aimed at bringing out the humane face of the police force by displaying compassion and concern.
It would help people repose confidence in the police. Police stations should not any longer look like interrogation centres. The police force should get the image of a social institution.
A total of 32 poor children studying in Standard V to college were being adopted. He said that the City Police on consultation with the Government will evolve a policy/programme for creating a corpus fund for continuing this gesture.
He wanted the sponsors and donors to make sure that the number of children adopted increased in the years to come.
A sum of Rs. 20,000 was given to P. Umamaheswari of Ramanathapuram police station limits to pursue B.Sc Biotech course.
Abdul Rahim (10) and Abdul Rashid (6), whose family was killed in a road accident at Palladam recently, were given Rs. 7,000 to pursue school education. Of the 32 students adopted, 18 were girls.